What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73961 and 73974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73961 and 73974 is 1.

GCF(73961,73974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73961 and 73974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73961 and 73974.

How to find the GCF of 73961 and 73974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73961 and 73974. After we will calculate the factors of 73961 and 73974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73961

Prime factors of 73961 are 73961. Prime factorization of 73961 in exponential form is:

73961 = 73961¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73974

Prime factors of 73974 are 2, 3, 12329. Prime factorization of 73974 in exponential form is:

73974 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12329¹

Step-3: Factors of 73961

List of positive integer factors of 73961 that divides 73961 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 73974

List of positive integer factors of 73974 that divides 73961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12329, 24658, 36987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73961 and 73974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73961 and 73974 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73961 and 73974